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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1915
Page
12
A housekeeper is urged to choose Royal baking powder over inferior substitutes based on healthful quality and clearly labeled ingredients. The message insists on a firm decision free from salesman pressure, advising consulting a family doctor if unsure and recalling health as the key factor. Royal Baking Powder Co. New York.
The state railway commission will host a conference with railway officials and interested shippers to clarify rules on peddling from cars. The current rule forbids selling fruit from cars, adopted with rail company approval, but carriers dispute its interpretation. A conference next week may lead to an order or new rules to resolve confusion and protect safety of women and children inspecting cargo.
A slangy speech depicts a Kentucky whiskey test. The Colonel explains a method where a rabbit is injected with drops of whiskey to test its effect, and if the rabbit cannot whip a bulldog in three minutes the whiskey is deemed off grade, though not necessarily bad.
J. J. Brown of Dalton visited the city on Thursday praising this season's crops on his land. He says it will take one more good year before he can realize his goal of owning the automobile he has in view.
A daughter was born on November 18 to Mr and Mrs Paul Borgquist. The child is their first and is reported in good health.
In Cheyenne County Nebraska a hearing is set for December 14 1915 to determine heirs and kinship of Hilka Bauer Folkerts who died intestate July 15 1910. The petition by Frederick G Bauer requests adjudication of heirs and rights of descent in real estate including homestead interests. Publication of this order is required for three weeks in Sidney Telegraph.
Christ Church Episcopal begins Advent services with four nightly sessions from December 7 to 10 at 7 30 p m Rev Shaw formerly of St Peters Chicago will preach at all services Sunday School and Morning Prayer will be held with a bazaar and bake bean supper at the Rectory Priday December 3 from 10 to 11 am.
The notice invites all city residents to reach for the evening church services at 5.390 lunch will be served after. ministers of the city are urged to attend and bring plates knives forks and cups. Everyone is welcome.
Two services were held at Gurley last Sunday with large attendance. Rev. C. L. Chamberlain will preach at Peniel Lutheran church on Sunday at 10 30 am and 7 30 pm November 21st and at Dalton on November 28th, morning and evening.
Mass at 9 each Sunday and an evening service at 7 30. Instruction each Saturday two o clock.
Bible school starts at 10 a.m. promptly followed by preaching and communion at 11 a.m. Junior Endeavor meets at 3:30 p.m. Senior Endeavor at 6:45 p.m. Evening preaching at 7:45 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Bible class and Sunday school at 10.30 services at 11 the first three Sundays each month. Young People's Society on the first Sunday afternoon. Family meeting second Sunday afternoon. Ladies' Society second Sunday. All Scandinavians welcome led by CHR FOLCE Danish Evangel Lutheran Pastor.
December 5 at the Christian church will feature a missionary sermon in the morning and a nighttime program titled Americas Expenditures presented by twelve young ladies of the Triangle Club. Everyone is invited to attend and bring a guest.
Regular hour services planned at the Lutheran church next Sunday November 20 with Rev. Harmon of North Platte preaching in the morning and evening A good congregation is desired.
The club will meet Friday Dec 3 at the Couch home with Mrs Wm Couch and Miss Carrie Hartway. Every member urged to be present and every lady invited to attend.
On Sundays at 3 30 p m the Christian church invites all children to attend.
Meetings continue at the Christian church with services each night except Saturday and special music each evening. Come and let us reason together and bring one.
The Church of Christ plans Thanksgiving services on Thursday November 25 at 10 30 a m at the church. Members and friends will share dinner at noon in the church basement with well filled baskets. An afternoon program and social time follow with lunch at supper and evening services continuing.
The ladies guild will hold a social and bazaar at the Rectory on Friday December 3 from 2 p m to 10 30 p m A bake bean supper is served 5 30 to 8 p m A line of fancy articles will be on sale with importations from Japan via a San Francisco house Included are locally made items for reasonable Christmas gifts and novelties
The church invites everyone to Sunday services at 11 a m and 7 30 p m with sermons The Lifting Hand and Sowing and Reaping special music directed by Prof Strain Communion day first Sunday in December Sunday school at 10 a m Epworth League at 6 30 p m all are welcome and wanted
Every paid ticket will receive a free pass to the Ideal Picture Show on opening night Tuesday November 23. The offer encourages attendance and pairs admission with a complimentary screening at the local theatre.
The program lists a week of two reel comedies and features including Buck's Lady Friend and Conscience of Juror No. 10 with leads Bylyia Ashton, Arthur Acord, Wayne Arey and Ernest Howard. Friday shows the Big Metro Feature 10c and 20c. Saturday presents The Blood of our Brothers with Crane Wilbur. Sunday offers The White Kink of the Zaras and Bostock animals A Change in Luck.
The Rev William Carson Shaw formerly of St Peters Chicago will conduct Advent services at Christ Church over four evenings starting Tuesday December 7 at 730 p.m. He is regarded as a top preacher and a cordial invitation is extended to all to attend.
Christ church choir guild travels to Kimball for an evening entertainment at Fraternity Hall to raise funds for the St. Hilda's church building project. Proceeds support the new church under construction at the site.
A Thanksgiving service will be held Thursday morning at 10 30 a m at the Christian church with the public invited A noon dinner will follow in the church basement All friends and those with no Thanksgiving dinner at home are urged to attend and bring their own dinner A program will be given in the church afterward.
Interest grows as Nebraska nears statehood semi centennial. A pamphlet from the Nebraska History Seminar presents Prof. C. N. Anderson’s plan to engage grade and high school students in Nebraska history and local regional history, tested successfully at Kearney Normal.
The Nebraska board of agriculture reports 72,751,284 bushels of oats grown on 2,077,803 acres this year, averaging 34.9 bushels per acre. Knox County led with 3,452,170 bushels from 94,080 acres, averaging 365 bushels per acre. Arthur County produced the fewest at 4,730 bushels from 220 acres, 215 per acre, while Dawes County topped the average at 4914 bushels per county. Other counties over 50 bushels per acre include Devel 50, Morrill 51.6, Scottsbluff 50, Sherman 60. Boyd County reported none.
The state normal board has received the resignation of Professor H H Gibson from the department of biology and agriculture at Kearney normal school. Gibson resigns to accept a position at Ames Agricultural College of Iowa with a salary about one third higher than his previous pay at Kearney.
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